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Global Impact of Anekant Community Center
- Nitin Shah, MD
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"True Happiness of Life comes from Serving Unknowns” - Nitin Shah
1. ACC joined hands with JCSC in organizing annual health fair for community in Southern California. We offer many screening services that are very popular amongst Indian community. This has become a sought after event.
We all have wondered about making a Global Impact as an Organization but ran into many roadblocks like not being able to apply for a grant as a religious organization. Unable to receive matching donations from corporations as Religious Organizations! We in Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC) members were no different and after long debate and exploration including getting advised from attorneys, we finally hired a firm who were consultants to help with forming a Non-Profit organization that could offer members such opportunities! As a result, Anekant Community Center (ACC) was born in 2005. A Pathshala student from ANEKANTVAD proposed name Anekant. ACC is a Registered 501- C-3 Non-Religious/Non-Profit Organization with separate Board of Directors and an IRS Tax ID #
2. Anaheim Health Fair - Started in 2007 with the help City of Anaheim and GBS Linens, this is the biggest One-day health fair that occurs annually in Southern California. More than 1100 people were seen in 2012. For the first time, we could also perform free procedures on 45 patients in 2012.
3. ACC started annual surgical camps at Vyara with Tarsadia Foundation from 2007. The camp is for 3 days and we have done from 127 to 197 operations in 3 days. So far we have been able to help more then 1050 people. This was recorded in Limca Book of Records in 2012.
Anekant Community Center (ACC) is a non-profit organization for enhancing health, Education, Culture and community awareness of non-violence way of life. ACC's missions are:
4. Hampshire Medical Missions - Started in 2010 with the help of Hampshire hotel in Balito, South Africa. More than 775 Cataract Operations have been performed. Ministry of Health and Rotary Club of Zimbali have joined in these missions.
A. To foster, promote and support the health, education and culture in Southern California. B. To educate and assist seniors to improve their quality of life. C. To teach, commemorate and celebrate cultural activities. D. To perform a variety of community Outreach programs.
5. Free Clinic in Rajpipla - plans are under way to start a daily free clinic at Sugar Factory in Ralpipla, India. This will be with Tarsadia Foundation.
ACC has Global Impact thus far in all areas in last Eight years. The following are their activities World Over:
EDUCATION 1. Health Educational programs on various diseases like Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Heart Attack etc. 2. Medical Camps in Bangalore, India - To educate undergraduate students of Anteaters Medicine Abroad about organizing medical/surgical camps, ACC organized annual camps in Bangalore with the help of Lions Club from 2011.
HEALTH - "Health is the Best Wealth One Can Ever Have" - Nitin Shah. Greatest need is in this area World over!
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